Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Research and Development Division, Spatial Analysis Research Section Publication_Date: 2019 Title: 2017 Census of Agriculture State-Level Boundaries, (StUS17_WGS84WMAS.shp -.shx, -.dbf, -.sbn, -.sbx, -.prj, -.cpg, -.xml; StAK17_WGS84WMAS.shp -.shx, -.dbf, -.sbn, -.sbx, -.prj, -.cpg, -.xml; StHI17_WGS84WMAS.shp -.shx, -.dbf, -.sbn, -.sbx, -.prj, -.cpg, -.xml; StPR17_WGS84WMAS.shp -.shx, -.dbf, -.sbn, -.sbx, -.prj, -.cpg, -.xml) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service Online_Linkage: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Online_Resources/Ag_Atlas_Maps/mapfiles/StGenAll17_WGS84WMAS.zip Description: Abstract: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducted an Agricultural Census in 2017. The statistical census data are summarized at the state, county, and U.S. levels and are available in a digital format. The Research and Development Division of NASS modified generalized state boundaries to show geographic areas for which the 2017 Agricultural Census statistics are reported at the state level. These state-level boundary files were used in the production of the 2017 United States Census of Agriculture, Agricultural Census Web Maps. The boundary files can be employed in a desktop or online Geographic Information System (GIS) with the 2017 Agricultural Census statistical data by using the Agricultural Census state codes to associate the state-level spatial entities with the state-level statistical data. Purpose: The boundaries are intended for geographic display and analysis at the state level. The boundary data are designed for small scale thematic mapping applications at a scale of 1:20,000,000 or smaller (e.g., 1:50,000,000, etc.). The state-level boundaries are provided "as is". The USDA/NASS does not warrant the results you may obtain using the Agricultural Census state-level boundary data. Supplemental_Information: These Agricultural Census state-level boundary files may be used with statistical data in the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series, Parts 1 - 50, and 2018 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series, Part 52. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2017 Ending_Date: 2019 Currentness_Reference: 2019: Publication of state-level boundaries and land areas. 2017-2018: Production of state-level boundaries and land areas. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.14734 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.22157 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.352561 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.926875 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2017 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series, Parts 1 - 50, and 2018 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series, Part 52, Washington, D.C., NASS/USDA. Theme_Keyword: 2017 Census of Agriculture statistics for states Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 2009, Information Technology Codes for the Identification of the States, and Equivalent Areas within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas (INCITS 38–2009[R2014]): Washington, D.C., American National Standards Institute. https://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=INCITS+38-2009%5bR2014%5d https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html Place_Keyword: U.S. States Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service would be appreciated in products derived from these data files. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Spatial Analysis Research Section staff Contact_Organization: USDA/NASS/RDD/SARS Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 6040 City: Washington State_or_Province: DC Postal_Code: 20250 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-720-1698 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 855-593-5472 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: HQRDDSARS@nass.usda.gov Data_Set_Credit: Research and Development Division staff Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 7; Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcGIS 10.3.1 shapefile. Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Unmodified entities have entity codes and names which conform to the American National Standards Institute's INCITS 38–2009[R2014], formerly Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 5-2. Area values in square miles are derived from land polygon area values from the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER database. Logical_Consistency_Report: No topological checks were performed on the data. Completeness_Report: The generalized data do NOT include 1) boundaries for the Aleutian Islands in the Eastern Hemisphere, 2) boundaries for Hawaiian Islands west of -19942590.665742 m longitude (-160.555771 degrees), 3) very small polygons because of coordinate thinning, and 4) water polygons. This data set provides the land area in square miles and number of acres for each state equivalent. The land area values are based on the area of land polygons from the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER database. If a state is composed of several polygons, the area value assigned to each polygon is the land area value of the entire state (for the purpose of choropleth mapping). The state-level boundary for Maryland was modified to include the District of Columbia (D.C.), because Agricultural Census data for D.C. are not reported separately. State- level American National Standards Institute (ANSI) codes are used to identify states. Because Maryland and D.C. state boundaries were aggregated, Maryland's ANSI code 24 represents both Maryland (24) and D.C. (11). Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The state-level boundary data are highly generalized and suitable for use in small scale (1:20,000,000) thematic mapping applications. No accuracy tests were performed. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Geography Division Publication_Date: 2017 Title: ST_US_WGS84WMAS_2017_20m.shp, -.shx, -.dbf (Generalized digital vector state polygon files) Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Suitland, MD Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Geography Division Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2017 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: BOCUSST17 Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Geography Division Publication_Date: 2017 Title: usda_2017_state_supplemental.dbf (2017 U.S. state land area, perimeter data) Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Suitland, MD Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Geography Division Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2017 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: BOCUSSTAREA17 Source_Contribution: attribute information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Publication_Date: 2018 Title: 2017 Agricultural Census state-level boundary file created with land area in square miles Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2017 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SQMIUSST17 Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Publication_Date: 2018 Title: 2017 Agricultural Census state-level boundary file attributed and land acreage calculated Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2017 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ACREUSST17 Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Publication_Date: 2013 Title: 2012 Agricultural Census state-level projected boundary file Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2012 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USSTATES_AEA12 Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Publication_Date: 2018 Title: 2012 Agricultural Census US coastline boundary file Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2012 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USCOAST_AEA12 Source_Contribution: spatial information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Publication_Date: 2018 Title: 2017 Agricultural Census state-level boundary file clipped to 2012 coastline Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000000 Type_of_Source_Media: online9 Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2017 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USSTCLIP_AEA17 Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Publication_Date: 2019 Title: 2017 Agricultural Census state-level boundary files extracted and projected for US, AK, HI, PR Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2017 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: STUSAKHIPR_AEA17 Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Publication_Date: 2019 Title: Final reprojected 2017 Agricultural Census state-level boundary files for US, AK, HI, PR Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2017 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: STUSAKHIPR17_WGS84WMAS Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information Process_Step: Process_Description: 1 - Creation of Agricultural Census state-level boundary file. Use state boundary and attribute source files provided by the Bureau of the Census. State boundaries were aggregated (dissolved) on the Agricultural Census state (ANSI) codes. State land area values were summed to produce state land area values in square miles (District of Columbia aggregated with Maryland). Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BOCUSST17 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BOCUSSTAREA17 Process_Date: 2018 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: SQMIUSST17 Process_Step: Process_Description: 2 - Update of state-level boundary file. The 2017 Agricultural Census state boundary files were updated with 2017 attribute values. The state acreage fields were populated by multiplying the state land area in square miles by 640 (1 square mile = 640 acres). Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SQMIUSST17 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BOCUSSTAREA17 Process_Date: 2018 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ACREUSST17 Process_Step: Process_Description: 3 - Create coastline of the 2012 1:20,000,000 scale Agricultural Census boundary file. Dissolve the 2012 1:20,000,000 scale Agricultural Census state-level boundary file to create a coastline boundary file (more detailed than 2017 1:20,000,000 scale coastline). Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USSTATES_AEA12 Process_Date: 2018 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: USCOAST_AEA12 Process_Step: Process_Description: 4 - Clip 2017 Agricultural Census state-level boundary file. Use 2012 1:20,000,000 US coastline boundary file to clip the 2017 1:20,000,000 scale Agricultural Census state-level boundary file. Clipping the 2017 state-level boundary file by the 2012 coastline adds more detail (e.g., coastal inlets) to the 2017 state- level boundary file. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ACREUSST17 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USCOAST_AEA12 Process_Date: 2018 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: USSTCLIP_AEA17 Process_Step: Process_Description: 5 - Extract, project clipped Agricultural Census state-level boundary files. Extracted 2017 Agricultural Census state-level boundary files to create separate shapefiles for the continental US, AK, HI, and PR. Reprojected shapefiles to custom Albers Equal Area projections. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USSTCLIP_AEA17 Process_Date: 2018 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: STUSAKHIPR_AEA17 Process_Step: Process_Description: 6 - Reproject Agricultural Census state-level boundary files. The 2017 Agricultural Census state-level boundary files for the continental US, AK, HI, and PR were reprojected to (Web) Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WMAS) projection, World Geographic System (WGS84) datum. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: STUSAKHIPR_AEA17 Process_Date: 2018 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: StUSAKHIPR17_WGS84WMAS Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Indirect_Spatial_Reference: American National Standards Institute, 2009, Information Technology Codes for the Identification of the States, and Equivalent Areas within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas (INCITS 38–2009[R2014]): Washington, D.C., American National Standards Institute. https://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=INCITS+38-2009%5bR2014%5d https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ansi.html Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-Polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 51 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: (Web) Mercator Auxiliary Sphere Map_Projection_Parameters: Standard_Parallel: 0.00000000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 0.00000000 False_Easting: 0.00000000 False_Northing: 0.00000000 Scale_factor_at_Equator: 1.0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000001 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000001 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984 Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System 84 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: StUS17_WGS84WMAS/StAK17_WGS84WMAS/StHI17_WGS84WMAS/StPR17_WGS84WMAS Entity_Type_Definition: State-level boundaries of geographic areas for which 2017 Agricultural Census statistics are reported. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature identification number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHAPE Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ATLAS_ST Attribute_Definition: State equivalent ANSI code. Attribute_Definition_Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: American National Standards Institute, 2009, Information Technology Codes for the Identification of the States, and Equivalent Areas within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas (INCITS 38–2009[R2014]): Washington, D.C., American National Standards Institute. Codeset_Source: American National Standards Institute Attribute: Attribute_Label: ST_ABBREV Attribute_Definition: State equivalent abbreviation. Attribute_Definition_Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: American National Standards Institute, 2009, Information Technology Codes for the Identification of the States, and Equivalent Areas within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas (INCITS 38–2009[R2014]): Washington, D.C., American National Standards Institute. Codeset_Source: American National Standards Institute. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ATLAS_NAME Attribute_Definition: Lowercase state equivalent name. Attribute_Definition_Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: American National Standards Institute, 2009, Information Technology Codes for the Identification of the States, and Equivalent Areas within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas (INCITS 38–2009[R2014]): Washington, D.C., American National Standards Institute. Codeset_Source: American National Standards Institute Attribute: Attribute_Label: ATLAS_CAPS Attribute_Definition: Uppercase state equivalent name. Attribute_Definition_Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: American National Standards Institute, 2009, Information Technology Codes for the Identification of the States, and Equivalent Areas within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas (INCITS 38–2009[R2014]): Washington, D.C., American National Standards Institute. Codeset_Source: American National Standards Institute Attribute: Attribute_Label: ATLAS_AREA Attribute_Definition: Land area in square miles of a state equivalent. Attribute_Definition_Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1033.981 (actual value, not min. range value) Range_Domain_Maximum: 570886.132 (actual value, not max. range value) Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Square mile Attribute: Attribute_Label: ATLAS_ACRE Attribute_Definition: Land area in acres of a state equivalent. Attribute_Definition_Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 661747.84 (actual value, not min. range value) Range_Domain_Maximum: 365367124.48 (actual value, not max. range value) Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Acre Attribute: Attribute_Label: ENTITY Attribute_Definition: Type of state-level entity. Attribute_Definition_Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: State, State Equivalent Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Type of state-level entity. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: American National Standards Institute, 2009, Information Technology Codes for the Identification of the States, and Equivalent Areas within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas (INCITS 38–2009[R2014]): Washington, D.C., American National Standards Institute. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USDA, NASS Customer service Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room 5038 City: Washington State_or_Province: District of Columbia Postal_Code: 20250 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-727-9540 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 855-493-0447 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nass@nass.usda.gov Resource_Description: United States: 2017 Census of Agriculture downloadable state-level boundary files. Distribution_Liability: Users of the Agricultural Census state-level boundary data are solely responsible for interpretations made from the product. The boundary data are provided "as is". USDA/NASS does not warrant results you may obtain by using the boundary data. Feel free to contact our staff at (HQRDDSARS@nass.usda.gov) if technical questions arise in the use of the state-level boundary data. 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